Bonnie Toenniessen

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Employer: Lorillard Tobacco Company

Occupation/title: Research Librarian

Birthplace: West Lafayette, Indiana (My dad was a graduate student at Purdue)

Birthday: March 24

Pets/children: Two cats - Molly (tabby, 3 yrs. old) and Mikey (black, 2 yrs. old)

Most relaxing activity: Reading

Last good movie/concert/event I saw: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Major accomplishment: Finishing my library degree in 2002

Favorite food group: Dairy

If I won the lottery, I would: Pay off all my family's debts, then build or buy a totally eco-friendly house and a hybrid car. Anything left I would divide between investing and donating to animal rescue organizations.

Favorite website: Yahoo!

Last good book I read: 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Most influenced by: My group of closest friends

If I weren't a librarian, I'd be: A park ranger

What I really like about my job is: The friendly and interesting people I work with and for

My favorite SLA memory is: My first NCSLA Spring Banquet, in 2001. Everyone was fun to be around, and I got very motivated to be active in the Chapter.

Positions I've held or work I've done for SLA: NCSLA Treasurer, 7/2004-12/2006; NCSLA Awards Committee, 2003

The one thing I really hate to do in the library is: Keeping track of all the usage statistics

People would be surprised to know that I: Collect Alice Cooper record albums